Question

who wrote the leviathan, a 1651 publication about creating moral obligations to live in a civil society?
thomas hobbes
baron de montesquieu
john locke
jean - jacques rousseau

Explanation:

"The Leviathan" (1651) is a work that explores the social contract and the need for a strong sovereign to create moral obligations in civil society. Thomas Hobbes is the author of this work. Baron de Montesquieu, John Locke, and Jean - Jacques Rousseau are also important political philosophers, but they did not write "The Leviathan".

Answer:

Thomas Hobbes